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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Environmental Impact Statement: Gulf
and Bay Counties, Florida
Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), USDOT.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this
notice to advise the public that an
environmental impact statement (EIS)
will be prepared for a proposed highway
project in Gulf and Bay Counties,
Florida.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
George Hadley, Environmental Programs
Coordinator, Federal Highway
Administration, 545 John Knox Road,
Suite 200, Tallahassee, Florida 32303,
Telephone: (850) 942–9650.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
FHWA, in cooperation with the Florida
Department of Transportation, will
prepare an EIS for a proposal to provide
a new highway, known as the Gulf Coast
Parkway, in the regional transportation
network in Gulf and Bay Counties,
Florida. The proposed improvements
would connect U.S. 98 at CR 386 in Gulf
County with U.S. 98 (Tyndall Parkway)
in Springfield and U.S. 231 in Bay
County, north of Panama City, utilizing
a combination of existing roadway
facilities and new roadway alignments.
The distance of the proposed
improvement is approximately 35 miles.
The proposed highway would improve
mobility and manage future traffic
demand by providing additional
infrastructure within the regional
transportation network serving Bay and
Gulf Counties. The proposed
improvements would support economic
development in Gulf County. The
proposed highway would enhance
regional connections to intermodal hubs
(airports, seaports and the intermodal
distribution center), would provide an
alternate route to U.S. 98 through the
Tyndall Air Force Base Reservation for
national security purposes, and would
be an additional route for hurricane
evacuation.
Alternatives under consideration
include (1) taking no action, and (2) 4lane roadway alternatives on a
combination of existing and new
alignments. Letters describing the
proposed action and soliciting
comments will be sent to appropriate
Federal, State, and local agencies, and to
private organizations and citizens who
have previously expressed interest in
this proposal. A series of public
meetings will be held in Gulf and Bay
Counties between September 2007 and
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December of 2008. In addition, a public
hearing will be held. Public notice will
be given of the time and place of the
meetings and hearing. The draft EIS will
be made available for public and agency
review and comment. A formal scoping
meeting is planned in the project
vicinity during the fall of 2007.
To ensure that a full range of issues
related to the proposed action are
addressed and all significant issues
identified, comments and suggestions
are invited from all interested parties.
Comments or questions concerning this
proposed action and the EIS should be
directed to the FHWA at the address
provided above.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Number 20.205, Highway Research,
Planning and Construction. The regulations
implementing Executive Order 12372
regarding intergovernmental consultation on
Federal programs and activities apply to this
program.)
Issued on: October 25, 2007.
George B. Hadley,
Environmental Programs Coordinator,
Tallahassee, Florida.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
Sunshine Act Meetings; Unified Carrier
Registration Plan Board of Directors
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
AGENCY:
December 6, 2007, 11
a.m. to 2 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time.
TIME AND DATE:
These meetings will take place
telephonically. Any interested person
may call Mr. Avelino Gutierrez at (505)
827–4565 to receive the toll free
numbers and pass codes needed to
participate in these meetings by
telephone.
PLACE:
STATUS:
Open to the public.
The Unified
Carrier Registration Plan Board of
Directors (the Board) will continue its
work in developing and implementing
the Unified Carrier Registration Plan
and Agreement and to that end, may
consider matters properly before the
Board.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
Mr.
Avelino Gutierrez, Chair, Unified
Carrier Registration Board of Directors at
(505) 827–4565.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Dated: October 26, 2007.
William A. Quade,
Associate Administrator for Enforcement and
Program Delivery.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Notice and Request for Comments
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice
announces that the Information
Collection Requirement (ICR) abstracted
below has been forwarded to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comment. The ICR describes
the nature of the information collection
and its expected burden. The Federal
Register notice with a 60-day comment
period soliciting comments on the
following collection of information was
published on August 23, 2007 (72 FR
48315).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before December 3, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Robert Brogan, Office of Safety,
Planning and Evaluation Division, RRS–
21, Federal Railroad Administration,
1120 Vermont Ave., NW., Mail Stop 25,
Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202)
493–6292), or Ms. Gina Christodoulou,
Office of Support Systems Staff, RAD–
43, Federal Railroad Administration,
1120 Vermont Ave., NW., Mail Stop 35,
Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202)
493–6139). (These telephone numbers
are not toll-free.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), Public Law 104–13, Section 2,
109 Stat. 163 (1995) (codified as revised
at 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), and its
implementing regulations, 5 CFR Part
1320, require Federal agencies to issue
two notices seeking public comment on
information collection activities before
OMB may approve paperwork packages.
44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.5,
1320.8(d)(1), 1320.12. On August 23,
2007, FRA published a 60-day notice in
the Federal Register soliciting comment
on ICRs that the agency was seeking
OMB approval. 72 FR 48315. FRA
received two comments after issuing
this notice.
The first comment was submitted by
Donald M. Hahs, National President, on
behalf of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), who
expressed whole hearted support for the
proposed study. The BLET is a Division
of the Rail Conference of the
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